Re: Bug#233035: jython: should depend on Python 2.3 instead of 2.1
> And there is no upstream version for Python 2.3?
Not even for 2.2.
> Anyway, in this case, I guess the package should be called "jython2.1"
> instead of "jython". And maybe a meta-package providing Jython should be
> uploaded too?
It all seems a bit much, given that jython is a specialised java tool
and not a general-use scripting tool. Random python scripts will almost
certainly be run in cpython, which is faster and more reliable (i.e.,
doesn't rely on bug-free and feature-rich JVMs). Support for multiple
versions would of course also be theoretical at this stage, since in 3
years of jython in debian it has never been anything other than some
form of 2.1.
Having said this, if there is a popular call for jython to be repackaged
in order to support simultaneous multiple versions (ready for whenever
2.2 might come out), I'll do it. CCing debian-java and debian-python
for comment.
(Of course none of this will resolve your dependency problems - the
cpython dependency has to match the jython version, otherwise jython
will break.)
Ben.
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